Another one of my (Nicole) family favorites that I couldn’t resist the urge to crock! A lighter pasta dish when you are tired of cooking the same old thing. This makes a TON of food so I like to make up a batch and freeze half, even easier to have a yummy dinner the next time!

I thought it was great and my husband thought it was good. I usually put peppers in my spaghetti and my husband says he prefers the typical spaghetti sauce instead. However, I thought it was delicious and my 2 and 3 year old toddlers even helped me put it together! I don’t like green peppers so I put in a red and yellow one in its place and left out the olives since we don’t prefer them. I did use a little less of the spaghetti noodles because we like more liquid. Everything else I kept the same. Thanks!

My children absolutely loved this dish! They requested seconds and stated that they could “eat this all the time”! If you want a lighter version, use ground turkey or chicken and whole wheat noodles. Also to cut down on some time, use frozen pre-chopped onion and green pepper. Very yummy dish!

I tried this recipe and made it exactly as written. Cooked it for about 5-1/2 hours then set on warm. My husband thought it was okay but told me he might like it better if I used some other type of pasta. I used 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder and would probably use more the next time I make it. I would like to try it using penne or ziti pasta. Just realized that I didn’t add the cheese to the crock, but instead I added it after it was plated. That might make a difference. Will definitely try this again.

We had this for dinner tonight yummy!! I used a 16 oz bag of spaghetti by mistake and it still turned out awesome and we had plenty of leftovers. I gave some to my neighbor and she loved it too. She is really enjoying me cooking all your recipes because I send some to her to have too. Thank you for all these great recipes.

Okay, Christine…so my friend told me she made this in her 5qt crock and it was COMPLETELY full. Slow cooker recommendations are to fill 1/2 to 3/4 full ~ obviously not what you get with this recipe and a 5qt cooker. With that said, she told me that her spaghetti turned out great! Of course, you don’t want a sloppy mess so this would be the perfect recipe to try out in a brand new 6qt-er!

Hi! I just LOVE you ladies and your recipes and I can’t wait to try this one. I had a question though. The biggest Slow Cooker that I have is a 5 quart, do you think that would work or do I need to go out and buy a 6 quart (would be a good excuse too but if I can use my 5 quart, I will). Thanks!!

Deborah, It’s mine (Nicole). My husband had his cousin, who was stationed in Mexico, go to the factory and pick out a set of glasses & pitcher for our anniversary. So sweet of him, but not much help for you I’m afraid!

I can’t wait to make this! Sounds so delish & easy to assemble. Now, I MUST know where you ladies got that glass at the end of the video (the clear w multi-colored splashes)! It is so pretty! I’m wondering if it comes in a set? If you can share where you purchased I would be thrilled. Thx!

The video is correct…sorry! We’ll get this fixed, asap! All your ingredients are already cooked, so you’re really just heating them all through. Thanks for noticing the error and checking in with us! You cRock!

I love this recipe! I have three sons and my oldest always complained on spaghetti night. He also hates mushrooms but he did NOT complain at all with this dish…he loved it! Didn’t even pick the mushrooms out :) I added a little tomato paste as i like saucy spaghetti and a bit of fresh garlic but everything else was the same. Awesome recipe, thanks!! We have enough for another whole meal!

This recipe is a new twist for pasta but willing to try something new. The crock-pot is always a time saver especially so we can spend our time outdoors. Home-made garden herb bread with this combo sure makes the house smell aromatic.

Oh my goodness, I have done a ton of crockin in the last year and this is my fav. I made the sauce (eliminated the black olives & mushrooms to tweek it to my husband’s taste). When it was finished I took out half the sauce, cooled it off and froze it. Round one was angel hair pasta with mozzarella on top. Round two I defrosted the sauce in the fridge, put in the crock pot on high to reheat with a small can of tomato sauce, a tomato and part of a bell pepper just to wake it all back up. This time though I put in rigatoni pasta and 6 cheese italian blend on top.

I made this for dinner this evening and it was SO GOOD! I used Italian sausage rather than ground beef (that’s all I had). I added a little more garlic salt, too. It made a MASSIVE amount! Tons of leftovers!!!! Yay!

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